Art: Studio Art BA, BFA

Turn your creative passions into a profession.

Paint brushes and paints

As you master your craft, learn about the business of making art.

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Our world-class faculty, who are practicing artists, will guide you through personalized education and hands-on experiences.

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Career Opportunities

  • Practicing Artist
  • Design Entrepreneur
  • Art/Creative Director
  • Art Teacher
  • Production Artist
  • Arts Organization Administrator

Why Art Studio? | Why Our Program?

Art student making a ceramic piece

Studio Art BA Program Specifics

Understand the courses you’ll take, the curriculum requirements to meet, how you’ll progress through the program, and the concepts you’ll gain mastery of. This program also offers a minor program option. Get all the detailed information you’re looking for.

Jenna Deangelis, art student making a piece

Studio Art BFA Program Specifics

Understand the courses you’ll take, the curriculum requirements to meet, how you’ll progress through the program, and the concepts you’ll gain mastery of. This program also offers a minor program option. Get all the detailed information you’re looking for.

Our Art Faculty

Hear From a Student

Liping Zhang

Liping Zhang

“Sitting at the potter’s wheel, I forget the outside world. I sit at the wheel and everything becomes calm. It’s just me and my hands and the clay.”

Turn Artmaking into a Career

Artists doing their craft

The Business of Making Art

One of the most widely held clichés in the art world is that if you're an artist, the probability's high that you're going to starve.

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Arts and Sciences

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is a community of scholars that pride themselves on academic excellence, diversity and service.